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AI and International Arbitration - Watching Brief #2: AI in legal research and arbitrator selection
The use of AI in the legal industry is increasing substantially. A 2026 survey noted that 92% of legal professionals use at least one AI tool as part…
California: Stay-or-Pay Agreements, Automated Decisions, Family Leave and Other Employment Law Changes for 2027 + Beyond
Most of California’s new requirements take effect 01.01.27, but the automated decision law takes effect 07.01.28 and certain training…
Singapore High Court limits enforceability of CIETAC emergency arbitrator awards in China-seated arbitrations: Implications and a path forward
The dispute arose from a failed Joint Venture between Zhejiang Crystal-Optech Co Ltd (“COT”), a Chinese-incorporated company, and Moveon…
Finality Has A Home: What Yukos Vs. Russia Means For Enfocrcing Civil Law Seat Judgments In India
On 17 July 2026, the English Commercial Court ruled on three preliminary issues in Yukos Capital Ltd. vs. Russian Federation.[1] The central issue…
CPR Panel Surveys a Season of Unanimous Supreme Court Arbitration Rulings, and Looks at the New Term
The CPR Institute's Arbitration Committee hosted a virtual U.S. Supreme Court 2025-2026 Arbitration Round-Up on Thursday, Sept. 24. The program…
What Happens in Lausanne Doesn’t Stay in Lausanne: U.S. Courts, CAS Decisions, and International Arbitration
The underlying dispute concerned a doping charge by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour’s…
Testing Your Arbitration Dispute in a Mock Arbitration
A valuable preparation option for any high-stakes arbitration is the mock arbitration, which serves many of the same purposes as mock trials and jury…
Mega Construction Projects: Early Dispute Planning Matters — So Does Who Decides the Case
Megaprojects rarely fail all at once. Delays accumulate, costs drift, a supplier misses a delivery window, and a disagreement that could have been…
Missed Laycans, Prior Fixtures and the Monroe Obligation: Singapore Arbitration 2/26
Whether an owner’s statement that a vessel cannot meet an agreed laycan amounts to an anticipatory repudiatory breach entitling Charterers to…
Dean J. Zipser, Esq., Joins JAMS in Orange County
JAMS, the premier provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that Dean J. Zipser…
US federal court confirms a foreign arbitral award and enforces contractual post-judgment interest in lieu of the federal statutory rate
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia recently issued a decision in Enka Renewables, LLC v. Georgia, No. 25-cv-00125 (APM)…
AI in arbitration: Germany's missing rulebook is nothing to worry about
If you are looking for specific legislation or institutional guidance to tell you whether artificial intelligence (AI) belongs in your arbitration in…
Forex Litigation UAE: Forums, Evidence, and Recovery Options
A trader may face a blocked withdrawal, disputed profit, unauthorized trade, margin liquidation, or a broker that has stopped responding. The first…
Second Circuit Holds that One Harassment Claim Can Keep the Entire Lawsuit Out of Arbitration Under the EFAA
On September 30, 2026, the Second Circuit (covering New York, Connecticut, and Vermont) held that when an employee’s lawsuit includes a sexual…
The Laws of Arbitration
In 2020, the UK Supreme Court in Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v OOO Insurance Company Chubb (Rev1) [2020] UKSC 38 (09 October 2020)…
Dispute Resolution Clauses - 2 Minute Drafting Tips: Bulletin #10: Addressing the Potential for Non-Parties to be Involved in a Dispute
The purpose of this bulletin, the tenth in our “Dispute Resolution Clauses - Two Minute Drafting Tips” series, is to provide parties involved in…
Court of Appeal of Québec: International Commercial Arbitration Agreement Enforceable Despite Absence of Mandatory Language
On May 12, 2026, the Court of Appeal of Québec released its judgment in Avalin Group FZE v. Lauzon - Planchers de bois exclusifs Inc., 2026 QCCA 651…
Four JAMS Panelists Named 2026 Texas Super Lawyers
Dallas - JAMS, the premier provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that four JAMS panelists have…
Where there’s a will-related dispute, there’s a way to resolve it
The number of legal disputes over wills has increased significantly in recent years. Disagreements are an almost unavoidable fact of life, but…
All roads lead to...Mediation
The courts have always encouraged parties to explore ways to settle their differences. Indeed it is front and centre at Rule 1.1(1) of the Civil…
境内公司仲裁败诉后，海外关联实体会被直接执行吗？——以英国法下的独立法律主体抗辩与执行路径为视角
随着中国企业持续通过海外子公司开展投资、融资和经营活动，仲裁裁决的跨境承认与执行也越来越多地与集团化资产结构交叉。…
Premier League 114 v Manchester City 1: Extra time looming
In a recent Insight (see here our previous insight on Dublin being confirmed as an option for CAS Arbitration under UEFA’s statutes) we highlighted…
Mass Arbitration Unpacked: Provider Rules, Court Decisions, and the Rise of AI
In this Episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, host Chris Willis is joined by litigation partners Massie Cooper and Kalama Lui-Kwan to unpack the…
Nouvelle norme en voie d’être établie pour les appels des sentences arbitrales : la Cour suprême va entendre les appels portant sur la norme de contrôle applicable
La Cour suprême du Canada (la CSC) a autorisé les appels dans les affaires Buffalo Point et Kingsgate Property afin de clarifier la…
Setting aside arbitration awards: Singapore maintains high threshold
In The Tata Power Company Limited v Kleros Capital Partners Limited and other matters [2026] SGHC(I) 15, the Singapore International Commercial Court…
France Modernises Its Arbitration Law: What Does Decree No. 2026-741 Change?
Fifteen years after the landmark Decree No. 2011-48 of 13 January 2011, Book IV of the French Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) has been substantially…
Your Operating Agreement Has an Arbitration Clause. Can You Still Get to Court When You Need To?
Your Operating Agreement Has an Arbitration Clause. Can You Still Get to Court When You Need To? Here's a scenario I've seen play out more than once…
How to Prepare a Personal Injury Case for Mediation
A personal injury lawyer may be ready to make a settlement demand before the other side is ready to evaluate it. That gap can determine whether an…
Hon. Sheila Prell Sonenshine (Ret.) Honored With the 2026 John B. Hurlbut, Jr. Legends of the Law Award by the Orange County Bar Association
JAMS, the premier provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that Hon. Sheila Prell Sonenshine (Ret…
The Answer Without Its Conditions
Practice development playbooks systematically decay because they codify procedural triggers while losing the structural commercial hypothesis that…